Power Outage in Elberton, GA

Fire dept reported more than a dozen trees blown down, along with snapped power lines and a brick retaining wall blown over.

County comms reported trees blown down along Cecchini and Brewers Bridge Rd power lines down along Harmony Rd and more trees down along Anderson Highway.

County comms reported trees blown down along Cecchini and Brewers Bridge Rd power lines down along Harmony Rd and more trees down along Anderson Highway.

Emergency mngr reported widespread trees and power lines blown down throughout the county.

County comms reported trees and power lines blown down on Rock Branch Rd.

County comms reported multiple power lines blown down in the city.

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county, with the Ruckersville area being especially hard hit. At least one tree fell on a home.

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county, with the Ruckersville area being especially hard hit. At least one tree fell on a home.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in and around Elberton. One tree fell on a house on Athens highway.

NWS survey found a tornado damage track in far southern and southeast Elbert County. The tornado, which was spawned from a supercell, touched down southeast of Fortsonia near the intersection of River Rd and Flatwoods Rd. As the tornado tracked east along River Rd, damage was mainly confined to trees and power lines. The tornado began to take on a more east/southeast track near the intersection of River Rd and Balchin Rd, remaining just north of the Wilkes County line. Intensification occurred just west of highway 79 near its intersection with Cooter Creek Rd. The tornado continued to track east southeast, snapping or uprooting numerous trees between Cooter Creek Rd and the Broad River. Two homes received heavy roof damage consistent with EF2 intensity on Bramblett Circle along the Broad River. A boat dock was also lifted and tossed 25 feet in this area. The tornado continued to blow down trees before finally lifting in Bobby Brown State Park in the extreme southeast corner of the county.

Trees down on power lines along highway 72.

Widespread tree damage in locations in and around Elberton. There was also some light structural damage. A man was injured and knocked unconscious for a while when a tree fell on his vehicle. Power was out to much of the city for several hours.

Numerous trees and power lines down in and around Elberton. Some trees fell on cars and houses.

This brief tornado caused damage mainly to trees and power lines.

Some trees and power lines were blown down.

This tornado blew down numerous trees and power lines in areas from highway 368, to Ruckersville, to Russell Lake. The most concentrated damage occurred near highway 368.

Some trees and powerlines were blown down.

Some trees and powerlines were blown down.

Power lines were blown down and a railroad crossing gate was destroyed.

Precipitation that initially began as a mixture of rain and sleet transitioned to freezing rain as temperatures cooled to freezing and below across the Georgia Piedmont. Freezing rain continued through the afternoon and evening, with accumulations primarily confined to elevated surfaces, including trees and power lines. Damaging ice accumulations were reported by late evening. Widespread ice accretion of one quarter to one half inch was reported, resulting in many trees and power lines falling and numerous to widespread power outages.

Ice accretion began to cause damage across northeast Georgia just prior to sunrise. By late morning, the ice storm had become quite serious, as thousands of trees fell across the area, and power outages were widespread. Numerous trees and large limbs fell on and damaged homes and vehicles. In some areas, it took as much as 5 days to restore electricity. Despite the devastation, road problems were few and far between, as temperatures hovered right around freezing for most of the event.

Light freezing rain developed around midnight across northeast Georgia, and gradually intensified overnight. By around sunrise, up to one quarter inch of ice accretion had occurred across much of the area. A few trees and sporadic power outages occurred during this time, but became much more widespread after sunrise.

High winds developed during mid-evening across portions of the piedmont of northeast Georgia, as the remnants of Ivan passed to the west of the area. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

A severe thunderstorm produced damaging microburst winds which downed numerous trees and power lines.

A severe thunderstorm produced damaging wind and dime-size hail. The wind caused a tree to fall through a house and numerous power outages occurred.

High winds following a cold front caused a number of problems during the afternoon. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down and several thousand people experienced power outages.